The Durham Tab needs you: Apply now to be a part of the 2024-2025 editorial team

Every year, the editorial team for The Durham Tab switches from a board of exhausted third years to a party of shiny, new talent. That time has now arrived and you could be the next leader of the BEST student newspaper in Durham.

From breaking news stories and gossip around campus to fun features and guides, The Durham Tab has it all and is a fantastic experience for anyone interested in a career in journalism.

Applications for the upcoming year’s editorial team are now open. The positions available are: Editor in Chief, News Editor, Features Editor, and Social Media Editor.

Experience in journalism is not essential because you will receive training from experienced student editors and journalists from The Tab HQ. We encourage everyone to apply regardless of year or degree, the only requirement is that you are a student at Durham University.

The deadline for submitting applications is Friday 3rd May. 

What you’ll be doing:

Editor-in-Chief

You will be responsible for overseeing every article published by The Durham Tab and lead the direction of our coverage. It is your responsibility to organise the weekly meetings, as well as write content, commission articles to the team and communicate with The Tab HQ.

Day to day, you will work with section editors to make sure we are breaking big stories and publishing entertaining features. You will work closely with the Social Media editor to ensure regular posting takes place, as well as be able to help create content.

Alongside this, you’ll be managing and editing individual writers, ensuring that The Durham Tab has the most talented writers in our team.

This role is suited to somebody who is motivated, passionate to represent students and, above all, organised. You will need to be able to oversee all the moving parts of The Durham Tab and manage your time effectively.

News Editor

You’ll be responsible for finding out all the most shocking scoops on campus. It’s your responsibility to keep your finger on the pulse and to know a good story when you see one. You’ll also write every week and support the Editor in Chief by editing articles.

News is unpredictable and fast-paced. When a story occurs you need to have the ability to move quickly and efficiently.

You’ll be working on stories just like these:

• Durham sport teams forced to apologise for defining ‘nonce’ as homophobic chant
• Durham Uni investigating after student had ‘curry muncher’ written on face at club social
• St Aidan’s Bar rebrands as ‘Language Café’ and clamps down on boozy socials

Features Editor

You’ll be in charge of writing and editing our fantastic feature pieces. You should have a strong idea of what you would like the features section of The Bristol Tab to look like and where you aim to take it.

The role allows you to be witty, educational, opinionated and creative in your writing. It’s important you know what’s relevant, interesting and funny to the specific student audience at Bristol Uni. You will bring article ideas to the meeting and help writers develop.

You’ll be working on stories just like these:

• ‘Buying things from the Billy B café’: Here’s what Durham Uni students are giving up for lent
• I went to all 16 Durham college bars in one night so you don’t have to
• This is exactly which Saltburn character your Durham college would be, based on vibes

Social Media Editor

The Social Media Editor is in charge of our Instagram content, responsible for our digital brand and growing our student reach. You must be proficient in Canva or another picture-editing software to make sure all our posts are up to scratch. As well as condensing long-form content into an Instagram post, you must be clued up about meme culture and on the ball to keep The Durham Tab on trend.

You’ll be making posts like these:

If you think you’ve got what it takes and want to apply for any of the advertised roles, please fill out this Google Form: 

Related articles recommended by this author:

• Durham University to introduce specialist support team for freshers rejected from Oxbridge

• Here are six reasons you should write for the Durham Tab!

• The fresher’s ultimate guide to Durham’s Facebook culture from a second year student